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Old 02-21-2008, 10:07 AM   #1
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Question AHCI and Windows XP SP2???

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I have an ASUS Maximus Formula. Do i enable AHCI on my SATA2 HDDs?

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Old 02-21-2008, 10:15 AM   #2
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Re: AHCI and Windows XP SP2???

You dont have to you can run it in normal mode just fine. I tried AHCI on my system and i had a bad lag using it.
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Old 02-21-2008, 10:37 AM   #3
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Re: AHCI and Windows XP SP2???

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You dont have to you can run it in normal mode just fine. I tried AHCI on my system and i had a bad lag using it.
Thanks for the info, I was wondering about AHCI on my system, I'm just using ide mode (normal) and everything is running fine!
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Old 02-21-2008, 10:42 AM   #4
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Re: AHCI and Windows XP SP2???

Some people say it will increase the speed of your system a little i didnt notice anything like that.
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